Messages in this thread | | | From | "Rafael J. Wysocki" <> | Date | Mon, 17 Apr 2017 00:57:10 +0200 | Subject | Re: [RESEND PATCH] tools/power/x86/intel_pstate_tracer: Adjust directory permissions |
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On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 5:17 PM, Doug Smythies <doug.smythies@gmail.com> wrote: > Depending on what is being done, the intel_pstate_tracer.py script > needs to be run as root, or can be run as a regular user. > If run the first time as root the results directory will be > incorrect for any subsequent run as a regular user.
Which is OK.
For security reasons, non-root should not be able to modify root-owned directories.
Thanks, Rafael
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